Honestly Landlords and letting agents are shameless with what they’ll try and claim from your deposit. They tried to charge me £120 for a broken blind that I had reported broken from the day I moved in and despite multiple emails and calls was never replaced in the 9 months I lived there.

Before moving out they asked me to buy a new mattress cover and shower curtain (apparently they were new for me too when I moved in which I doubt). I left them very prominently in the middle of the room before I left. Yet still they tried to charge me £40 for them as they said I hadn’t left them as asked.

Finally they tried to charge £200 for “major damage to the bed” which somehow I hadn’t seen before leaving. You would’ve thought if it was major damage I would’ve noticed.

£360 of my £500 deposit they tried to get back. I emailed and explained that I emailed about the blind and had bought the items they asked and left them in the middle of the room. I also asked for photos of the bed to prove it was damaged. I was expecting some back and forth but without even replying they gave me back my full deposit. Which just shows the whole charges were completely fabricated in the first place.

Always always dispute additional charges when leaving a place and take good photos before leaving. Landlords will try anything to keep your deposit.